Linderhof

Gardening, Cooking and Decorating on the Prairie of Kansas

Welcome to Linderhof, our 1920's home on the prairie, where there's usually something in the oven, flowers in the garden for tabletops and herbs in the garden for cooking. Where, when company comes, the teapot is always on and there are cookies and cakes to share in the larder.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

After Dinner Coffee

Dinner at Linderhof when it is just the two of us rarely includes dessert. We prefer our sweet to be an afternoon nosh with tea and we're perfectly happy with fruit after dinner.

But, I had to make sweet treats for the Chamber of Commerce Coffee tomorrow and so I cadged a few to eat with our after dinner coffee.It's not espresso but it's an espresso roast and it's a strong brew -- made, of course, in the French press. We're a bit informal when it is just the two of us and so two Spode blue room mugs are perfect for coffee (and after dinner coffee is always taken black) and the nosh -- also served on Spode Blue Room.It's an old recipe that I call Linda's Crescents (but they're also known as Butterhorns). It's named "Linda's Crescents" because I got the recipe from co-worker Linda eons and eons ago. A simple recipe that I changed a bit because they were going to be served at the Chamber of Commerce Coffee hosted by the Garden Club. To make them more Garden Club appropriate, I added culinary lavender to the dough and then used vanilla rather than almond flavoring in the icing and sprinkled some more lavender on top.

It's Thursday, which means that it's Tabletop Thursday. So please join Susan at Between Naps on the Porch, to see what it on everyone's table this Thursday!

The recipe -- it's simple and oh, so good. For Christmas, I cut red and/or green maraschino cherries in half and top the crescents with them. They make a very festive Christmas cookie.

LINDA'S CRESCENTS

1 cup butter, softened

12 ounces cottage cheese

2 cups flour

Mix all together, cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Divide dough into thirds and roll each third into a round. Cut each in 12 pieces and roll up as for a crescent roll. (From big side to little side). Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes until lightly browned.

I'm hosting a new meme and would love to have you come and participate. It's called "Summer Sundays" and it's all about what summer means to YOU. Perhaps some beautiful flowers or herbs from your garden? Hope you'll come and join us.

Oh, simple tablesettings are mostly very inviting and somehow relaxing, too. I like your table, it looks for a little tea very exclusive. Not at least because of this scrumptious looking crescents, which I will definately try. But mine will be called then "Linderhof-Crescents".Greetings, Johanna

I have some snowdrop anemones in my garden....well...let's face it...I have thousands of 'em.... and I call them Wendy's Weeds now... because they are soooo prolific and because a girl name Wendy gave them to us.... hhahahha.....